Council of Ministers approves speeding up allocation and divestment of buildings not in use to promote more efficient use
The 1,000 vacant buildings owned by Social Security may be used by other administrations – whether autonomous communities, municipalities or town halls – as long as they are used for public utility purposes. This is evident from the reform of the Royal Decree on social security approved by the Council of Ministers this Tuesday.
The purpose of this standard is to simplify and facilitate the allocation, allocation and disposal of the Ministry’s unused spaces that are not in use in order to promote more efficient use. In this way, citizens can count on new services in buildings that are now vacant (some symbolic, such as old hospitals), while protecting Social Security assets, as it continues to maintain the property but saves maintenance costs (surveillance, repairs , electricity, water…).
The new regulation extends the allocation of real estate from the Treasury, which has so far only been provided for entities belonging to the Social Security, to other public administrations or entities governed by public law, without losing ownership. For example, lead times are shortened, because secondments can be agreed immediately, without having to go through the -longer- procedure for commissioning.
In any case, the procedures will also be streamlined in the allocation of use, by setting the maximum processing time at 90 days and by improving and specifying the regulations on properties subject to transfer, the potential beneficiaries themselves, their purpose and the system of cancellation and revocation of the order. The administrations or entities to which the properties are allocated or assigned will have to guarantee their use for public benefit purposes.
With regard to the sale of real estate, the scheme is homologated to the Public Administration Assets Act, which is less restrictive than that for social security. For example, in accordance with property law, the number of cases in which direct allocation can be used is increased and the procedure to be followed in a public auction is relaxed, allowing the types of bids to be successively reduced. auctions.
The new Royal Decree also provides for the elaboration of a plan for the optimization of social security assets that assesses the current and future needs of the system entities in terms of buildings and real estate and determines whether the superfluous buildings are amenable to transfer or alienation. It also analyzes the necessary investments for the improvement and maintenance of the assets, the review of the expenses incurred for their control and reduction, the follow-up of the engagement and engagement processes and the monitoring and inspection actions to certify the correct use of the attached or assigned property.
Social Security has an extensive, heterogeneous heritage, spread throughout Spain and sometimes underused, as recognized by the ministry headed by José Luis Escrivá. In total, according to an internal audit, it has 1,028 vacant properties, ranging from buildings to lots, including properties, rustic farmhouses, and warehouses or garages. This generates public expenditure for their maintenance (surveillance, repairs, taxes…), in addition to the fact that in some cases these are buildings located in the center of cities that, due to their state of underutilisation, not only do not provide public services to citizens, but also deteriorating the urban environment.
Source: La Verdad
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